German Physiks' Lovely Loreley

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German Physiks' new Loreley Mk II seems more like a piece of alien machinery than a loudspeaker, second only to their top-of-the-line Gaudi and MBL’s 101X Radialstrahler for sheer weirdness. Like MBL's Radialstrahlers, German Physiks' speakers radiate full-range frequencies in a full 360 degrees. The Loreley is a scaled down version of the Gaudi, using four of the same proprietary DDD "Bending wave" drivers in a line source array, but lacking the Gaudi's motorized positioning feature. An adjoined woofer section houses four 10" passive radiators and two 12" inverted dome subwoofers, with a massive 3" of maximum excursion per driver. German Physiks claims that their unique dome woofer design allows for bass response similar to conventional 18" drivers but with far less distortion and faster transient response.


The Loreley is available with titanium or optional carbon DDD drivers for higher power handling. They can be driven crossoverless with bi-amplification, or bi-wired from a single amplifier with the optional dual mono electronic crossover. High and low frequency jumpers allow for in-room tuning up to +10dB at 60Hz and from -2dB to +4dB at 8000Hz. While they weigh slightly more than half as much as the Gaudi, reinforced floors are a good idea as the Loreley still packs a monstrous 925lbs.

Pricing is as follows:
$165,995 with venner finish
$179,995 with high-polish veneer finish
$199,995 with carbon finish

Thanks to Chris Sommovigo from Signals SuperFi for the info.